Tuition Review Advisory

Committee Charge

October 9, 2017

Committee Charge from Chancellor Woodson

During its brief cycle of intense work this fall, Tuition Review Advisory Committee members are asked to thoroughly consider tuition [and its related uses] for the 2018-19 academic year.  Proposed increases are subject to approval by the UNC Board of Governors who “shall fix the tuition and fees, not inconsistent with actions of the General Assembly at the institutions of higher education. . . in such amount or amounts as it may deem best. . . .” GS 116-143.  During this year’s cycle, committee members are further asked to consider ongoing impacts of the eight-consecutive / ten-consecutive semesters fixed tuition rate for North Carolina resident undergraduate freshmen and transfer students relative to GS 116-143.9 “fixed tuition payment” enacted by the 2016 Appropriations Act.

Last year institutions were instructed by UNC General Administration to submit a one-year (2017-18) tuition and fee plan with a maximum increase of 2% for undergraduate residents. NC State is awaiting guidance for the second year of the biennium (2018-19) and will communicate that to the committee upon receipt.

Therefore, this year’s Tuition and Review Advisory Committee has the responsibility to recommend 2018-19 plus 2019-20 campus initiated tuition increase (CITI) for consideration which will serve as the basis for further recommendations to the Board of Trustees.

Revenue from CITI has traditionally been used to 1) enhance the student experience through quality and accessibility improvements; 2) support need-based financial aid and graduate student support; and 3) fund faculty promotional increases. The Board of Governors, in its 2014 four-year tuition and fees plan, set a 15% cap on the total tuition dollars that may be used for need-based financial aid. NC State’s 2017-18 projected tuition use for need-based financial aid is 15.2 percent.

The committee is asked to to proceed with the CITI review and recommendation process focusing on resident and non-resident tuition rates for undergraduate and graduate students and is further asked to perform the following functions:

• Review relevant materials relating to tuition, including guidance that comes from the UNC Board of Governors and General Administration.
• Review the 2016 actions on tuition increases and formulate new recommendations for a) changes in the amount of increase and for b) allocation of the additional funds that might be generated for the 2018-19 plus 2019-20 academic years.
• Review and recommend action on any proposed new (or increases to current) premium tuition rates.

The co-chairs who will help guide the work of this year’s committee are Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Warwick Arden and Student Body President Jackie Gonzales.